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No. 364,713. Patented June 14, 1887.

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UNITED 4STATES PATENT IOFFICE HIRAM H. FO'WLER, OF MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.'

' SWING.

SPECIFICA'IN forming part of Letters Patent o. 364,713,1atd June 14, 1887.

Application filed August 14, 1686. Serial No. 210,895. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HIRAM H. FowLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Meadville, in theV county of Crawford and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Swings; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enmediate back, D, common to both.

able others skilled inthe art to which it appertainsto make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and ligures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The invention will rst be described in connection with the drawings, and then pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 of the drawings is'a vertical cross section; Fig. 2, alongitudinal vertical section, and Figs. 3 and 4 detail vie-ws.

In the drawings, A represents the frame, having a base or bed, a, from which rise the uprights a', converging upwardly and secured to a cap-piece, a.

a3 are crossing braces, which are fastened to the base a and uprights a.

B is a frame suspended by hooks and eyes b b from a bar, b, let into the top of cap-piece a2. The hook b is threaded and provided with a nut, by which its point may be drawn up so close to the barb2 that the eye b cannot possibly escape. In the pendent frame B are arranged two pivoted seats, C C, with an inter- A When the frame B is at rest, the back D is in the line of gravity, with a seat on each and opposite sides thereof. The seats are transversely pivoted at c c, so that they will always be in anhorizontal plane, no matter what may be the position of the frame B, the weight of the sitter making them self-adjustable, so as to Venable the sitter to always preserve a firm seat, run no risk of falling out, and making it unnecessary for handhelds. Y i

On the frame B, and beneath the seats, I pivot the arms e of the two reversed treadles E E. To the treadle foot-piece e is attached the eyes or loops e2, and to the latter are fastened one end of the ropes or cords F F', which -cross each other and pass diagonally to the projecting eyes G on the cap-piece a,

The treadles may be fulcrumed to the saine pivot, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, without changing the mode of operation, which is as follows: Two persons or more occupy both seats, and it is preferable to divide the weight as evenly as possible. They operate the y treadles alternately, each beginning whenv he is on the under side and at the highest alti tude, when the other party ceases and turns back on his automatically-adjustable seat, re-

maining idle until the swing has reached its greatest altitude on the opposite side.

My frame A is conveniently portable, and

when placed in a sunny location should be coveredby a canvas secured on a superstructure of rods and extending down at the front, rear,and sides sufficiently far to protect the voccupants of the swing from the sun or rain, but without excluding the air.

Having thus described all that is necessary to a full understanding of my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to protect by Let ters Patent, is'- 1. In a swing, the combination of a snpport- .ing-frame, A, a frame, B, pivoted to the upper part thereof and carrying pivoted seats, rearwardly-pivoted treadles, and diagonally-an ranged ropes, the latter connecting the front of' treadle with the opposite side of the crossbar ofthe supporting-frame, as shown, and for the purpose d escribed. n

2. In a swing, the supporting-frame provided with a top cross-bar and the cap-pieces a2 a2, fastened across it, the latter being extended out on each side from the swing and provided lwith end rings or eyes, G G, in combination with the treadle-ropes, as and for the purpose set forth. f

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HIRAM H. FOWLER.

Vitnesses:

A. BUPPERT, T. I?. SIMPSON. 

